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Are sovereign wealth funds dumping Israeli investments?
The Norwegian government on Tuesday said it would review its sovereign wealth fund’s investment in Israel after the Scandinavian country’s leading newspaper revealed that the nearly $2 trillion fund...
How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China
Solvay's rare earths processing facility in western France is one of only two in Europe [BBC] For almost 80 years rare earth metals have been pumped out of this...
‘Israel has declared war on Torah scholars’: Haredi leaders call for global protest
Haredim protest against the IDF draft outside Tel Hashomer recruitment base, April 28. 2025. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI)"The State of Israel has declared war on Torah scholars. The Haredi...
Two Ghanaian ministers die in helicopter crash, along with six others
Ghana's ministers of defence and environment have died in a military helicopter crash in the central Ashanti region, along with six other people, a government spokesperson says.Chief of Staff...
Wall of water slams Himalayan village, leaving multiple dead and dozens feared trapped or missing
A surge of flood water tore through a mountainous village in northern India Tuesday, leaving at least four people dead and dozens missing, officials said.Dramatic video from the Himalayan...
Hundreds of German public figures urge to halt arms exports to Israel
Over 160 German artists and media figures have joined a growing call to halt German weapons exports to Israel, bringing the number of signatories to 367, according to campaign...
Fire in southern France burns 11,000 hectares, injures nine
A wildfire in southern France slowed overnight into Wednesday after injuring nine people and burning through 11,000 hectares of vegetation, local officials said.The blaze, which started on Tuesday afternoon,...
A Child Left Their Stuffed Animal Behind at a Holiday Inn. Then the Staff’s Attempts to Find Its Owner Went Viral
NEED TO KNOWA Holiday Inn has been trying to reunite a lost stuffed animal with one of their guests who left it behind during a recent stayThe hotel started...
A bird dropped a fish on power lines and sparked a brush fire in Canada, firefighters say
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — An osprey caught a fish but got tired in the heat and dropped it onto power lines, sparking a brush fire in western Canada...
Morrocan truck drivers kidnapped by Islamic State group released in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers, who were kidnapped in January in West Africa by the Islamic State group and held captive for months, were released late...
